HAPPY BIRTHDAY KELLY!

 TODAY IS ONE OF MY BESTEST FRIEND KELLY'S BIRTHDAY!

  HAPPY BIRTHDAY KELLY! I HOPE YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY FILLED WITH LOVE AND HAPPINESS BECAUSE YOU DESERVE IT! YOU ARE A WONDERFUL, STRONG WOMAN THAT I ADMIRE! LOVE YA GIRL!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!

 YESTERDAY WAS MY MOMMA'S BIRTHDAY AND BOY DID SHE GET A NICE SURPRISE WHEN SHE WOKE UP! IT SNOWED ABOUT 3 INCHES YESTERDAY MORNING. IT WAS A NICE SURPRISE SNOW DAY FOR EVERYONE, I THINK! I ASK MY MOM IF SHE EVER REMEMBERS IT SNOWING ON HER BIRTHDAY BEFORE AND SHE SAID NO. HOW COOL! WE WENT TO MOMS AND SPENT THE DAY WITH HER PLAYING IN THE SNOW AND JUST RELAXING! IT WAS A FUN DAY! TONIGHT WE ARE GOING OUT TO DINNER WITH EVERYONE TO CELEBRATE! I LOVE YOU MOMMA AND HOPE YOU HAD A WONDERFUL BIRTHDAY! 

HERE ARE JUST A COUPLE CUTE PICTURES I GOT OF THE KIDS YESTERDAY! IT DOESN'T GET MUCH SWEETER THAN THAT! 

 WE MADE CHRISTMAS TREE'S AT CHURCH LAST NIGHT OUT OF ICE CREAM CONES, COOKIES, GREEN ICING AND M&M'S! THEY TURNED OUT SO CUTE ND THE KIDS HAD A LOT OF FUN!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRAMS! WE LOVE YOU!!!

Andrea Bocelli - What Child is This (With Mary J. Blige)

JUST HAD TO SHARE MY FAVORITE VERSION OF MY FAVORITE CHRISTMAS SONG! I LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS SONG AND HAVE IT IN MY CD PLAYER IN MY TRUCK AND REPEAT IT CONTENTIOUSLY! I EVEN HAVE GENE HOOKED ON IT! SO MUCH PASSION IN THEIR VOICES WHILE SINGING! LOVE THE EMOTION! ENJOY!
(YOU MIGHT HAVE TO GO TO THE BOTTOM OF MY PAGE AND PAUSE MY OTHER MUSIC TO HEAR THIS )

HAPPY 4TH BIRTHDAY CARTER

YESTERDAY WAS MY SWEET BABY BOYS 4TH BIRTHDAY! THAT WAS THE FASTEST 4 YEARS OF MY LIFE! FOUR YEARS AGO AT 9:44AM, GOD SENT US THE MOST PRECIOUS PERFECT GIFT. A 6LB 7OZ 19 INCH LONG HEALTHY BABY BOY!

SO TO CELEBRATE CARTER'S BIRTHDAY, I MADE DINOSAUR CUPCAKES AND TOOK THEM TO SCHOOL TO SHARE WITH HIS CLASS. I DECIDED TO SPEND THE MORNING AT SCHOOL WITH HIM ALSO. HE LOVED HAVING ME THERE! AFTER SCHOOL WE WENT TO BURGER KING AND GOT LUNCH, WENT TO GRAMS TO EAT WITH HER AND JAYCIE, AND THEN HOME FOR NAPS. AFTER NAPS WE WENT TO GRANDMA'S TO OPEN PRESENTS THEN TO PIZZA HUT TO CELEBRATE WITH THE FAMILY. HE GOT THE HUNGRY HUNGRY HIPPO GAME, THE SHARK BOAT, AND THE FIREMAN OUTFIT HES BEEN WANTING! HE ALSO GOT A COMPUTER, SNOW SUIT, THE ELF ON THE SHELF MOVIE AND DONT SPILL THE BEANS GAME. DADDY ALSO GOT HIM HIS FIRST VERY OWN REAL GUN TO START PRACTICING WITH TO GO HUNTING. HES EXCITED! SATURDAY IS HIS BIG PARTY AT PUMP IT UP! HES BEEN WANTING A PARTY THERE FOR TWO YEARS SO WE FINALLY GAVE IN. 

HERES A FEW PICTURES FROM HIS SPECIAL DAY!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CARTER BUG! MOMMY, DADDY AND JAYCIE LOVE YOU SO MUCH!!!

 ALSO YESTERDAY WAS MY MOM AND DADS ANNIVERSARY.! 13 GREAT YEARS. I THINK I GAVE THEM THE BEST PRESENT EVER 4 YEARS AGO SO NOTHING WAS GOING TO TOP THAT. WE STILL GAVE THEM A GIFT CARD TO RED LOBSTER SINCE THEY HAD TO SPEND THEIR ANNIVERSARY NIGHT AT PIZZA HUT.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY MOM AND JIMMY! WE LOVE YOU BOTH VERY MUCH!

Ollie and Mollie and 2 month catch up

AND...I DID IT AGAIN. IVE BEEN MIA FROM THIS BLOG FOR OVER TWO MONTHS. I HAVE NEVER NEGLECTED THIS BLOG THAT LONG. I LOVE TO BLOG BUT HERE LATELY OUR LIFE HAS BEEN CRAZY BUSY. I STARTED TAKING CARE OF A ONE YEAR OLD DURING THE WEEK NOW SO HE TAKES UP THE LIL TIME I DID HAVE BUT I LOVE HIM AND HES WORTH IT. WE HAVE HAD HALLOWEEN AND THANKSGIVING SINCE IVE BEEN GONE! WE ALL DRESSED UP AS PIRATES THIS YEAR. YES EVEN GENE AND I! IT WAS FUN AND SO CUTE! WE DID A FALL FEST AT OUR CHURCH WHICH WAS A HUGE SUCCESS! GOD HAS REALLY BLESSED OUR CHURCH! THANKSGIVING WAS HERE AT OUR HOUSE AGAIN THIS YEAR FOR THE 5TH YEAR! WE LOVE TO HAVE OUR FAMILY OVER TO GIVE THANKS TO THE ONE ABOVE WHO MAKES IT ALL POSSIBLE! THANKSGIVING HAS TO BE MY FAVORITE HOLIDAY! THERE IS NO PRESSURE ...ITS JUST A RELAXING HOLIDAY AND A TIME TO REFLECT ON WHAT REALLY MATTERS IN LIFE! AND THIS YEAR, I REALLY GOT IN TOUCH WITH REALITY AND WITH GOD AND HE HAS SHOWN ME HOW VERY BLESSED I AM TO HAVE ALL THAT I DO AND HEALTHY BABIES AND A WONDERFUL SUPPORTING FAMILY. WE DON'T NEED TO KEEP WANTING MORE AND MORE. INSTEAD BE CONTENT WITH WHAT WE HAVE AND HELP OTHERS IN NEED. GOD REALLY OPENED MY EYES TO SHOW ME HOW MANY PEOPLE THERE ARE OUT THERE STRUGGLING, HURTING AND THAT NEED OUR HELP. I PRAYED FOR GOD TO SHOW ME HOW TO HELP SOME OF THESE IN NEED AND HE HAS OVERFLOWED MY LIFE! 2011 HAS BEEN ONE ROUGH YEAR FOR US AND IVE BEEN SAYING 2012 JUST HAS TO BE BETTER. WELL IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE. GOD NEVER PROMISED US AN EASY LIFE BUT HE DID PROMISE WHEN EVERYTHING ELSE FELL, HE WOULD BE THERE HOLDING US! SO THE TWO THINGS I WANT FOR MYSELF IN 2012 ARE, TO BE MORE CONTENT AND MORE GIVING AND WITH THAT EVERYTHING ELSE WILL BE THERE.

OK SO OUR ELVES, OLLIE AND MOLLIE, CAME BACK THIS YEAR. THEY HAVE BEEN DOING SO SILLY THINGS THIS WEEK. ONE MORNING WE OPENED THE REFRIGERATOR AND THEY HAD TURNED OUR MILK BLUE. CARTER SAID THEY PROBABLY MASHED A BLUEBERRY UP AND MIXED IT IN THERE. SMART KID! THAT'S PROBABLY EXACTLY WHAT THEY DID! THEY NEXT MORNING THEY WERE IN THE SINK TAKING A BUBBLE BATH IN MARSHMALLOWS. THEY THOUGHT THAT WAS THE FUNNIEST THING! WE WILL KEEP YOU POSTED ON THE OTHER SILLY THINGS THEY GET INTO! 

WE HAVE THE HOUSE ALL DECORATED FOR CHRISTMAS! THE SHOPPING IS 95% DONE. STILL HAVE A LOT OF WRAPPING TO DO BUT THAT'S THE FUN PART AND I CAN GET THAT DONE IN A DAY. I WANT US TO RELAX AND ENJOY AS MUCH OF THE HOLIDAY SEASON AS POSSIBLE. WE LIKE RIDING AROUND EVERY NIGHT LOOKING AT LIGHTS WITH THE KIDS AND LISTENING TO OUR CHRISTMAS MUSIC. BAKING CHRISTMAS COOKIES AND MAKING CANDY IS ALWAYS A FUN TRADITION WE DO WITH MY MOM AND SISTER! THE KIDS BOTH HAVE APRONS SO THEY LOVE TO GET IN THE KITCHEN AND GET THEIR HANDS IN IT ALL TOO. 

HERE ARE SOME PICTURES OF THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS! ENJOY AND I AM REALLY GOING TO TRY TO DO BETTER ON THIS BLOG!

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL RIDE

 AREN'T THESE THE MOST PRECIOUS BABIES YOU EVER DID SEE! TO ME THEY ARE! I LOVE THEM SO MUCH!!! 

ANYWAY...LIFE HAS BEEN A LIL CRAZY TO SAY THE LEAST! I THINK I SAY THAT EVERY TIME I BLOG NOW! I THINK ITS JUST BEEN A CRAZY YEAR FOR ME! I KEEP SAYING " COULD ANYTHING ELSE HAPPEN?" MY FRIEND KELLY TELLS ME TO STOP SAYING THAT. SHE RIGHT. STUFF KEEPS HAPPENING! FRIDAY GENE HAD A MAJOR SURGERY ON HIS NECK. THEY HAD TO REPLACE TWO DISK AND FUSE THEM TOGETHER! THE SURGERY WENT GOOD AND HE CAME HOME THAT EVENING. HE WILL HAVE TO KEEP A NECK BRACE ON FOR THE NEXT THREE WEEKS UNTIL HE GOES BACK TO SEE THE DOCTOR. HOPEFULLY THEN, HE WILL BE ABLE TO GO BACK TO WORK AND ON WITH HIS NORMAL LIFE! BUT IN THE MEAN TIME, ITS LIKE HAVING THREE KIDS INSTEAD OF TWO! ITS GOING TO BE A LONG THREE WEEKS. PLUS GENE STOPPED DIPPING, SO YOU CAN JUST IMAGINE HOW HARD THIS IS ON HIM. WE WILL MAKE IT THROUGH AND LAUGH ABOUT IT ALL LATER! THE LORD IS MY STRENGTH AND ALL I CAN DO IS PRAY HE WILL KEEP MY HEAD ABOVE THE WATER AND GET ME THROUGH THIS ALL! WHAT DOESN'T KILL, ME WILL MAKE ME MUCH STRONGER! IT REMINDS ME OF A SONG THAT SAYS... LIFE AIN'T ALWAYS BEAUTIFUL, BUT ITS A BEAUTIFUL RIDE!

 SO INNOCENT WITHOUT A CARE IN THE WORLD! CAN I GO BACK TO THAT PLACE PLEASE!

 CANT YOU JUST FEEL THE LOVE!

 SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL!

 THE DAY BEFORE GENE'S SURGERY WE DECIDED TO DO SOMETHING FUN WITH THE KIDS BEFORE GENE WAS DOWN AND OUT FOR A WHILE, SO OFF TO THE ZOO WE WENT! WE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME TOGETHER AS A FAMILY!

MY TWO LITTLE GLOW IN THE DARK SKELETONS!

ITS NOT YOUR BATTLE, ITS GOD'S!

PICK YOUR SIDE, STAND FIRM, AND WATCH GOD DELIVER!

FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT!

LABOR DAY WEEKEND!

 THIS PAST WEEKEND WE WENT TO CURRENT RIVER WITH MY FAMILY FOR THE 3 DAY WEEKEND AND TO CELEBRATE MY SISTER'S 24TH BIRTHDAY! WE ALL RENTED A TWO BEDROOM CABIN AND JUST HAD A NICE RELAXING WEEKEND TOGETHER! THE KIDS LOVED THE WATER LIKE ALWAYS! THEY ARE DEFINITELY MY KIDS! I'M SO GLAD GENE HAS THE HOLIDAY'S OFF WITH US NOW!  I THANK GOD FOR THESE PRECIOUS MEMORIES THAT WE MAKE TOGETHER!

 DADDY CAUGHT SOME NICE FISH WHILE FLOATING DOWN THE RIVER!

 THIS IS BIG SPRING, A NATURAL SPRING FROM THE MOUNTAIN! ITS BEAUTIFUL!

 WE STAYED AT THE YOGI BEAR RESORT!

 AND OF COURSE ON THE WAY HOME WE STOPPED TO EAT AT LAMBERTS! OUR FAVORITE!!!